I'll Call It Like I See It

by sheila morris

Category: photography

  • Happy Pride Day! Observations from a Street Corner


    Happy Pride Day! Today was an unbelievably gorgeous South Carolina day following the drenching rains from Hurricane Hermine yesterday…only white clouds floating in the sky above us and lots of sunshine for the 2016 Pride Parade in downtown Columbia.  Teresa is able to navigate with a walker now so we packed up two chairs and drove to a perfect spot to watch the parade at the corner of Sumter and Washington Streets.Splendid! Enjoy the parade with us…

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    Cap, scarf, phone, walker – and that fabulous smile

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    Early arrivals on the opposite side of Sumter St Corner

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    Two Moms with little girls dressed in Pride colors

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    A picture of diversity walking across Sumter St

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    Looking up from our corner in downtown Columbia

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    Girls waiting to cross at our corner of Washington and Sumter Streets

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    Lighting up and hanging in

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    Famously Hot South Carolina Pride!

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    Local ballet legend William Starrett –

    looking festive in  red as he waves to the crowd

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    Mother of Pride Harriet Hancock with daughter 

    Jennifer Tague and Grand Marshall Tony Snell

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    Diversity is always in style at TJ Maxx

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    Amen, Brothers and Sisters

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    Nothing says Pride like feathers

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    These clergy have been with us since the beginning

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    Happy faces of Pride

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    Our friend Saskia and her son Finn join us

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    South Carolina Pedal Parlor – I had no idea what this was – our neighbor Mark explained it to me.

    Mark and his wife Debbie had joined us on our side of Sumter Street

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    Finn brought his personal mask

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    Girls Rock followed by hula hoopers

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    What are they doing with those hoops??

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    Love wins

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    What a sight!

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    Love has no labels

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    When Finn grows up, he will love the gays

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    So much happiness as the Parade passed by

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    My personal favorite the Prime Timers remember Stonewall – where the Revolution began

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    Our corner – lots of friends joined us

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    Finn has seen enough

    (photo courtesy of Nekki Shutt079

    T and me with our friend Jack

    The day was really fun for us, but when the Parade was over, we had to pack up our chairs to go home to Casa de Canterbury. As we said goodbye to our friends in the bank parking lot, I turned to see two girls at the ATM machine. This really said it all for me. Happy Pride!

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